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Bhagavadgītā is the 3rd part out of the 4, from the 6th Parva (chapter) of the epic Mahābhārata, that is Bhīṣmaparva. They are a total of 18 Parvas. The text is more well known as a stand alone text than most other parts of the Mahābhārata because of it's attribution to Kṛiṣṇa and his teachings of Dharma. Because of the text being rich in philosophy it is considered to be like an Upaniṣad mostly by the Vaiṣṇava tradition. The text has elements of Yoga, Sāṃkhya and Vedānta school of Hindu philosophies present in it. The speakers of the verses are given as Dhṛtarāṣṭa, Sañjaya, Arjuna & Śrībhagavāna Uvāca. This Ms. contains a group of ceremonial initiation verses which are meant for public recitation, it is present in the start of the text which can be divided as (1) Karanyāsa verses from Asya Śrīmadbhagavadgītāmālāmantrasya and (2) Hṛdayādinyāsa verses in (f.1a) from Nainaṃ chindanti. (3) Ceromonial metered verses in (f.1b) from Atha dhyānam Pārthāya pratibodhitāṃ a total of 7. The main text is divided into 18 Adhyāyas(chapters) and 700 Ślokas(metered verses) which are [1] Arjunaviṣadayoga(47 verses) starting from speaker title Dhṛtarāṣṭra Uvāca in (f.2b), [2] Sāṃkhyayoga(72 verses)(f.7b), [3] Karmayoga(43 verses)(f.15a), [4] Jñānkarmasaṅnyāsayoga(42 verses)(f.20a), [5] Karmasaṅnyāsayogā(29 verses)(f.24a), [6] Ātmasaṃyamayoga(47 verses)(f.27b), [7] Jñānavijñānayoga(30 verses)(f.32a), [8] Akṣarabrahmayoga(28 verses)(f.35b), [9] Rājavidyārājaguhyayoga(34 verses)(f.38b), [10] Vibhūtiyoga(42 verses)(f.42a), [11] Viśvasvarūpadarśanayoga(55 verses)(f.46a), [12] Bhaktiyoga(20 verses)(f.53a), [13] Kṣetrakṣatrajñavibhāgayoga(34 verses)(f.55b), [14] Gaṇatrayavibhāgayoga(27 verses)(f.59a), [15] Puruṣottamayoga(20 verses)(f.62a), [16] Daivasurasaṃpadvibhāgayoga(24 verses)(f.64a), [17] Śraddhātrayayoga(28 verses)(f.67a), [18] Mokṣasaṃyāsayoga(78 verses)(f.70a), it ends in (f.78b). There is some additional text in the end, an Āratī (parting devotional verses) in Marathi language starting from (f.79b) total of 8 verses. This Ms. is written 9 lines per folio. There are 2 double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Cover and back page contain title. The (Pūrna Virāma) full stop style vertical brackets and speaker titles are in red. There are 2 stylish chains drawn in red at the end of the text. The Ms. is dated Śaka 1733(1811 CE), Śukla dvitīya (New moon 2) iṃduvasara (Monday) in (f.79a).
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